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==Background==
*Greater trochanter
**Caused by direct trauma (older patients) or avulsion injury (adolescents)
*Lesser trochanter 
**Avulsion due to forceful contraction of iliopsoas (adolescents) or pathologic bone

{{Femur fracture types}}

==Clinical Features==
*'''Greater Trochanter'''
**[[Hip pain]] that increases with abduction; tenderness over greater trochanter
*'''Lesser Trochanter'''
**Patients usually ambulatory
**Pain in groin worse with flexion, or patient has difficulty lifting leg at hip from seated position (iliopsoas insufficiency)

==Differential Diagnosis==
{{Hip pain DDX}}

==Evaluation==
{{Proximal femur fracture diagnosis}}

==Management==
{{General Fracture Management}}

===Specific Managment===

==Disposition==
*Outpatient
**Non-weight bearing with ortho follow up in 1-2 weeks (for both types)

==See Also==
*[[Femur fracture]]

==External Links==

==References==
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[[Category:Orthopedics]]